Getting around Los Angeles by Rail/Metro Rail/Metro Blue Line



The Metro Blue Line is one of the 5 lines of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail.

Stations


Note: In the following station descriptions, the tables list the bus and rail connections available at the station.

7th Street/Metro Center
Main Article: 7th Street/Metro Center 



7th Street/Metro Center, located at 660 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017, is located in the heart of Downtown LA, making it, as its name suggests, the center of Metro services. A transfer to the Metro Red/Purple Lines is available. The station is found under the intersection of 7th and Flower.

Pico


At 1236 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, Pico station is roughly found where Flower St meets Pico Blvd. The station is the gateway to Staples Center. Metro Liner's Silver Line also stops here.

Grand


After Pico, the Blue Line passes I-10, then turns left onto Washington Blvd. At the intersection of Washington and Grand Ave is Grand Station, 331½ W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

San Pedro


San Pedro Station is located at 767 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90021, where Washington meets San Pedro.

Washington
Washington station is located at 1945 Long Beach Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021. It is located where the track turns from Washington Blvd onto Long Beach Ave.

Vernon
Found at 4421 Long Beach Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021, Vernon station is the first Blue Line station that reserves right-of-way along Long Beach Ave.

Slauson


At 5585 Randolph St, Los Angeles, CA 90032, Slauson station is the first station with any parking spaces, in this case 4 bike rack spaces. The station is found right after the intersection of Slauson Ave and the Blue Line track.

Florence


The first station that has parking for cars, Florence station (7225 Graham Av, Los Angeles, CA 90002) has 103 free parking spaces, 12 paid parking spaces, and 12 bike rack spaces. The station is located where the track intersects E Florence Ave.

Firestone


Located at 8615 Graham Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002, Firestone station is elevated above Firestone Blvd. The station has 8 bike rack spaces free to use.

103rd Street


103rd Street station is located at 10100 Grandee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002, where the track intersects 103rd Street. The station has 62 free parking spaces.

Imperial/Wilmington
Main Article: Imperial/Wilmington



Imperial/Wilmington is one of the major transfer stations on the Blue Line, as it provides a free connection to the Metro Green Line to Norwalk, LAX, and Redondo Beach. Imperial/Wilmington is located at 11611 Willowbrook Av, Los Angeles, CA 90059. It has 975 parking spaces, 36 bike rack spaces, and 6 bike lockers, all free of charge. Connection to the Metro Green Line is upstairs in the median of the I-105 freeway. It is located at the intersection of I-105, Imperial Hwy, and Wilmington Ave.

Compton
Compton station, located at 275 Willowbrook Ave, Compton, CA 90220, has 4 bike rack spaces that are free to use. The station is roughly found where Compton Blvd meets Willowbrook Ave.

Artesia
Located at 1920½ Acacia Ave, Compton, CA 90220, Artesia station has 292 free parking spaces, 76 paid parking spaces, and 8 bike rack lockers. It is located just off the place where the tracks meet Artesia Blvd and the CA-91 (Gardena Fwy).

Del Amo
Found at 20220 Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90220, or, in a simpler form, where Santa Fe Ave meets Del Amo Blvd, Del Amo Station features 351 parking spaces, 10 bike racks, and 7 bike lockers, all free of charge, as well as 15 paid parking spaces.

Wardlow
Wardlow station is located at 3420 N Pacific Pl, Long Beach, CA 90802, or roughly where Pacific Pl meets Wardlow Rd. There are 82 free parking spaces, 10 paid parking spaces, 8 bike rack spaces, and 14 bike lockers in the station.

Willow
At night, some trains terminate at Willow station, located at 2750 American Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806. The station has 879 spaces of free parking, 20 spaces of paid parking, 16 bike rack spaces, and 14 bike lockers.

Pacific Coast Highway
At 1798 N Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90813 is Pacific Coast Highway station. It is found approximately where Long Beach Blvd meets Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1).

Anaheim
Despite its name, Anaheim is located at 1290 N Long Beach Bl, Long Beach, CA 90813, where Long Beach Blvd intersects with Anaheim.

Long Beach Loop: 5th Street, 1st Street, Long Beach Transit Mall, Pacific


After Anaheim, the Blue Line goes on to loop around Downtown Long Beach, stopping at 5th Street, 1st Street, Long Beach Transit Mall, and Pacific stations before going back to Anaheim. It then makes its way back to 7th Street/Metro Center. All Long Beach Loop stations have nearby paid parking (independent) except for 5th Street, and Long Beach Transit Mall has a bike rack and lockers. 5th Street is located where Long Beach Blvd meets 5th Street, or, more precisely, at 598 N Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90802. Located at 108 N Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802, 1st Street station is roughly found where the track turns from Long Beach Blvd onto 1st St. Long Beach Transit Mall, which Metro considers the Blue Line terminus, is located at 128 W 1st St, Long Beach, CA 90802, or where 1st Street meets Pine Ave. Finally, Pacific is found at 498 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802, which is where Pacific Ave meets W 4th St.